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Utah Senate advances children’s coverage bill to third reading after hours of debate
Summary
Senators debated House Bill 137 — a state‑administered program aimed at insuring uninsured children — and voted to place the measure on the third‑reading calendar after back‑and‑forth on financing, eligibility and long‑term fiscal risk.
Senators on the Utah State Senate floor advanced House Bill 137 to the third‑reading calendar on March 2, 1998, after a daylong debate over scope, funding and eligibility.
Sponsor Senator Holmgren framed the bill as a targeted program for uninsured children and defended the Health Department’s role, saying the proposal “is a very, very beneficial program” that resulted from an RFP and committee review and was written to exclude children already covered by Medicaid or employer plans. Holmgren said the plan aims to reach…
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